Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

watching position. They are increasing in riches
and are laying up their treasures upon the earth.
They are becoming rich in worldly things, but not
rich toward God. They do not believe in the
shortness of time; they do not believe that the end
of all things is at hand, that Christ is at the door.
They may profess much faith; but they deceive
their own souls, for they will act out all the faith
that they really possess. Their works show the
character of their faith and testify to those around
them that the coming of Christ is not to be in this
generation. According to their faith will be their
works. Their preparations are being made to
remain in this world. They are adding house to
house, and land to land, and are citizens of this
world.
The condition of poor Lazarus feeding upon the
crumbs from the rich man's table is preferable to
that of these professors. If they possessed genuine
faith, instead of increasing their treasures upon the
earth they would be selling off, freeing themselves
from the cumbersome things of earth and
transferring their treasure before them to heaven.
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